Home For Christmas

Christmas is more than shopping and gifts. More than mistletoe and wreaths and decorated trees. Christmas is love in its purest form.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only son....

Still, it is easy to get caught up in the frivolity. To think more about what I am buying and for whom than to think about why this time is so special.

So, I'll rush around from here to there, buying and baking and preparing, completely caught up in all the excitement of the holiday rush, and then....something will happen, and I will be swept back to the very core of Christmas.

Love.

It happened to me this morning as I checked my emails.

Months and months ago, a woman contacted me about her son's foster brother. She asked if I could find him. I was able to locate him on the shared list, and together we began advocating hard for him. There was never a doubt that this young man was special. My only doubt was that someone would step forward to offer him the family he deserved. I prayed and prayed for this boy. He had that strong of a hold on my heart.

Today, I am happy to say that Hudson is home for Christmas. After ten years of waiting, after seeing his friends join families, after all that time without, he has what every kid deserves.  Family. Home.

Love.

Please join me in congratulating Hudson and his family.

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